Awarded contract

TD2371 - Children's Rights Service - Advocacy and Independent Visitor Provision

Details

Buyer: Derby City Council
Supplier(s): Citizens Advice South Derbyshire and City t/a One Advocacy
Value: £389,499.86
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 27 August 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Provision of an independent Children's Rights Service including advocacy, representation, and Independent Visitor services for children and young people who are looked after or leaving care, privately fostered, have disabilities, or require advocacy for Child Protection Conferences. The service must support a minimum of 40 children and young people at any one time and provide representatives for at least 50 Child Protection or ACYP meetings per year. The service must be flexible, child centred, and compliant with statutory duties including the Children Act 1989 and Care Planning Regulations 2010. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published27 August 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date27 August 2026
Next: Contract expiry date19 November 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

Derby City Council is a local authority covering the city of Derby, and its corporate procurement service supports buying across the organisation. Supply opportunities are advertised on Source Derbyshire, a shared tendering portal used by councils across Derbyshire. Higher-value contracts also appear on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender Service. Derby draws on framework agreements through the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation and the Crown Commercial Service. Lower-value requirements can be sourced directly through quotations obtained by council officers. Buyer and supplier events give the procurement team a way to engage the market before a tender is published.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Derby City Council's contract awards have been in education and training, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derby-city-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derby-city-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derby-city-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derby-city-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derby-city-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derby-city-council.gov